Chinese Grammar: How To Learn Proper Intonation
Written byZoe Mei
Mandarin Chinese is an amazing language and it is one of the most difficult to learn the pronunciation for.
Chinese is a tonal language, which means that single word can have multiple meanings depending on its intonation/tone.
How many tones are there?
There are four tones in Chinese language.
| Tone 1 | Tone 2 | Tone 3 | Tone 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¯ | ˊ | ˇ | ˋ |
The First tone
It is known as high-level tone
ā
| English | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| They | 他们 | tāmen |
The Second tone
It is known as rising tone
á
| English | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| With | 隨著 | Suí zhe |
The third tone
It is known as falling-rising tone
ǎ
| English | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| You | 你 | nǐ |
The first tone
It is known as falling tone
à
| English | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| Rat | 大鼠 | Dà shǔ |
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